The Galtres Stakes is a Listed flat horse race in Great Britain open to fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile 3 furlongs and 188 yards (2,385 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in August. Since 2014 the race has carried the name of Sir Henry Cecil, a former British flat racing Champion Trainer who died in 2013. It is currently held on the second day of York's four-day Ebor Festival meeting.
Records Most successful horse: no horse has won this race more than once
Leading jockey (7 wins): Frankie Dettori – Madiriya (1990), Nibbs Point (1991), Cunning (1992), Mezzo Soprano (2003), Our Obsession (2013), Martlet (2015), Lah Ti Dar (2018)
Leading trainer (8 wins): Luca Cumani – Madiriya (1990), Nibbs Point (1991), Cunning (1992), Kithanga (1993), Noble Rose (1994), Larrocha (1995), Kaliana (1997), Innuendo (1999)
Winners YearWinner AgeJockeyTrainer Time 1947 Solar System 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:39.00 1948 Pretexte 3 Joe Sime Robert Colling 2:32.20 1949 Danse d'Espoir 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:33.80 1950 Antakia 3 Bill Evans François Mathet 2:39.80 1951 Limicola 3 Gordon Richards Norman Bertie 2:33.80 1952 Chione 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:33.80 1953 Lunaria 3 Doug Smith George Colling 2:32.20 1954 Prudence 3 Bill Rickaby Jack Jarvis 2:59.20 1955 Sumidea 3 Joe Mercer Jack Colling 2:33.80 1956 Italian Mist 3 Bill Rickaby Paddy Prendergast 2:40.80 1957 Heritiere 3 Manny Mercer George Colling 2:40.20 1958 Temptress 3 Manny Mercer Jack Jarvis 2:42.60 1959 Blue Riband 3 Harry Carr Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 2:34.00 1960 Caistor Top 3 Joe Sime Sam Hall 2:40.00 1961 Antigua 3 Geoff Lewis Peter Hastings-Bass 2:37.00 1962 Romantica 3 Bill Williamson Harry Wragg 2:37.80 1963 Turf 3 Eph Smith Bernard van Cutsem 2:40.20 1964 Patti 3 Lester Piggott Paddy Prendergast 2:36.60 1965 Take A Chance 3 Eddie Hide Bill Elsey 2:34.80 1966 Criffel 3 Ron Hutchinson John Dunlop 2:36.60 1967 Bamboozle 3 Lester Piggott Sam Armstrong 2:41.20 1968 Top Line 3 Sandy Barclay Noel Murless 2:37.80 1969 Splash Down 3 Bill Williamson Gordon Smyth 2:34.40 1970 Pretty Puffin 3 Lester Piggott Sam Armstrong 2:43.60 1971 No Surtax 3 Geoff Lewis Noel Murless 2:35.50 1972 Carrot Top 3 Lester Piggott Jeremy Tree 2:30.20 1973 Reload 3 Tony Murray Harry Wragg 2:36.60 1974 Evening Venture 3 John Gorton Bruce Hobbs 2:35.78 1975 Lucky For Me 3 Tony Murray Con Collins 2:30.74 1976 Capricious 3 Christy Roche Paddy Prendergast 2:30.65 1977 Galletto 3 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien 2:36.29 1978 Tartan Pimpernel 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:32.54 1979 Odeon 3 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 2:39.11 1980 Deadly Serious 3 Lester Piggott Dick Hern 2:34.60 1981 Ma Femme 3 Geoff Baxter Bruce Hobbs 2:35.49 1982 Sans Blague 3 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:33.08 1983 Hymettus 3 Lester Piggott John Dunlop 2:32.32 1984 Borushka 3 Kevin Darley Fulke Johnson Houghton 2:31.48 1985 Ulterior Motive 3 Pat Eddery John Dunlop 2:36.24 1986 Startino 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:30.72 1987 Professional Girl 3 Pat Eddery Jeremy Tree 2:35.11 1988 Upend 3 Steve Cauthen Henry Cecil 2:34.88 1989 Knoosh 3 Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute 2:30.77 1990 Madiriya 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:29.06 1991 Nibbs Point 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:34.86 1992 Cunning 3 Frankie Dettori Luca Cumani 2:28.57 1993 Kithanga 3 Ray Cochrane Luca Cumani 2:33.14 1994 Noble Rose 3 Michael Kinane Luca Cumani 2:29.96 1995 Larrocha 3 Michael Kinane Luca Cumani 2:28.54 1996 Eva Luna 4 Pat Eddery Henry Cecil 2:27.14 1997 Kaliana 3 John Reid Luca Cumani 2:33.76 1998 Rambling Rose 3 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:25.93 1999 Innuendo 4 John Reid Luca Cumani 2:32.24 2000 Firecrest 3 Richard Quinn John Dunlop 2:28.55 2001 Inchiri 3 Franny Norton Gerard Butler 2:30.60 2002 Alexander Three D 3 Michael Hills Barry Hills 2:27.04 2003 Mezzo Soprano 3 Frankie Dettori Saeed Bin Suroor 2:28.85 2004 Tarakala 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:37.68 2005 Kastoria 4 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:30.36 2006 Anna Pavlova 3 Paul Hanagan Richard Fahey 2:36.60 2007 Wannabe Posh 4 Eddie Ahern John Dunlop 2:33.06 2008Abandoned due to waterlogging 2009 Tanoura 3 Michael Kinane John Oxx 2:32.64 2010 Brushing 4 Kieren Fallon Mark Tompkins 2:31.97 2011 Set To Music 3 Jamie Spencer Michael Bell 2:35.94 2012 Pale Mimosa 3 Pat Smullen Dermot Weld 2:31.98 2013 Our Obsession 3 Frankie Dettori William Haggas 2:31.99 2014 Queen of Ice 3 Andrea Atzeni William Haggas 2:32.42 2015 Martlet 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:32.35 2016 Abingdon 3 Andrea Atzeni Sir Michael Stoute 2:33.84 2017 Fleur Forsyte 3 Daniel Muscutt James Fanshawe 2:37.12 2018 Lah Ti Dar 3 Frankie Dettori John Gosden 2:31.22 2019 Search For A Song 3 Oisin Murphy Dermot Weld 2:30.30 2020 Gold Wand 3 Andrea Atzeni Roger Varian 2:34.27 2021 Forbearance 4 Hollie Doyle Jessica Harrington 2:27.66 2022 Haskoy 3 Ryan Moore Ralph Beckett 2:30.75 2023 Sea Theme 3 Tom Marquand William Haggas 2:28.09 2024 Scenic 4 Oisin Murphy Ed Walker 2:28.27 2025 Charlotte's Web 4 Daniel Tudhope Simon & Ed Crisford 2:28.63 2026 Prizeland 3 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding 2:34.94
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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